Two Suspects Killed, One Detained After Mass Shooting That Left 14 Dead

A shooting at a center for the developmentally disabled in San Bernardino, California left 14 people dead and 17 injured on Wednesday. Authorities believe up to three people entered the Inland Regional Center and opened fire inside a building. The incident reportedly began around 11:00 a.m. PT at the complex that employs hundreds of both public and private sector workers.

Police chief Jarrod Burguan said during a press conference that the suspects fled the scene, potentially in a dark-colored SUV. Just hours after the shooting ended, authorities had surrounded the SUV and exchanged gunfire with the suspects. Two of the suspects, one man and one woman, were killed in the shootout. Both of them were armed with "assault-style" weapons and wearing "tactical gear," according to police. It was "as if they were on a mission," Burguan said earlier in the day. "They came in with a purpose."

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There is a third suspect that was seen running away, and that suspect is now detained. His or her identity, and any potential connection to the shooting, is still unknown at this time. A police officer was also injured in the exchange, but the injuries are not life threatening, a spokeswoman said.

Burguan noted that there was a meeting or holiday party at the regional center and someone left after a dispute, but he has "no idea" if that was the person who came back and started shooting. He added that a potential explosive device was found at the scene of the shooting. The suspects' motive is still unknown.

Marybeth Feild, president and CEO of the Inland Regional Center, told CBS News that "the incident is in the conference area" of one building in the complex, and that conference room was being rented out by another group; Feild said she did not know what group that was, and that staff and clients of the center were likely in that building as well.

During the evacuation process, loved ones anxiously waited for news from clients and workers inside the complex. Terry Pettit told the Associated Press that his daughter was in the center at the time of the shooting. She had texted her parents that they were hiding. "Pray for us," she texted. "I am locked in an office."

In an interview with Norah O'Donnell on CBS, President Obama commented on the shootings. "We don't yet know what the motives of the shooters are, but what we do know is there are steps we can take to make this country safer," he said. "Our hearts go out to the victims and the families."

Although initial reports connected the shooting with a nearby Planned Parenthood clinic, employees there told Raw Story that they were not targeted in the shooting, and that they were located several blocks from the incident.

San Bernardino, which has a population of around 200,000, is located about 60 miles from Los Angeles. According to the website Shooting Tracker, this is the 351st mass shooting in America this year.